The end of another Great Season

mets3007 · 09-18-2007, 04:56 PM

My summer ended August 26th, man it went toooo fast. I felt like the summer flew. I remember the hype for the summer and counting the days. Now its all over til 2008

, but, everything we do closed, Ames, Lili's, Sawyers, Jon's and the trains dont run. We went once in September but found out the 4 days were a waste with everything closed. We dont do anything special our last morning since we leave at 730am to go back to NYC. I do say bye to lake Winni and Lake Winnisquam as we leave.

sa meredith · 10-02-2007, 06:00 PM

Well...for what it's worth..
My final few days of the year are this weekend. Always find it very depressing, closing for the season in early October. During the summer, I live for my 10 PM Thursday drive up to exit 23. Takes a shade over an hour, and what a way to unwind. Nice drive, and have the place to myself Thursday nights/ all day Friday. Anyway...for us...one last boat ride, one last breakfast at Goerge's, one last camp fire, one last dart game late night with my brother in law by the fire, one last trip to Moulten Farms (corn maze this year), one last early morning ride over to Newfound to Shacketts for doughnuts, and on the final night, our 1 and only meal from Hart's...we get it to go, and it always seems to be good/very good.
Then the chores of bracing the screen house roof against the up coming snow, covering the A/C compressor, removing everything from the fridge, and all food from the camp, packing up all out door furniture, drain water heater, and all water lines and on and on it goes.....is it May yet???? I find this very depressing. Family all have camps in the area (sister, parents, etc.) and never seem to find the time to get togeher in the winter. Pull out on Monday, drop the snow blower off at Whine'ing Butcher, and drive home.

Weirs guy · 10-03-2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

Pull out on Monday, drop the snow blower off at Whine'ing Butcher, and drive home.

Dont forget to get some tofu for the ride home!

idigtractors · 10-03-2007, 12:41 PM

My two new seasons (Fall/Winter) are just starting and I'm looking just as forward to them as I look forward to Spring and summer. We'll be waiting for ya all to come back next spring. Remember we can visit Waldo's all winter long so they say.

nj2nh · 10-03-2007, 03:05 PM

We don't have much to do when we leave as we are only visitors to my parents' house. We change the sheets, wash the towels, vacuum and clean up a bit.

The last thing we do is take down the flag that flies in the back yard - the lake side. Our flag is puny compared to those of our neighbors, but having it up means, like the queen in England, that we are in residence for a while.

Actually, the last thing I do is, well, cry as we head for the Alton Circle and pass the tip of Alton Bay, saying a quiet and sad farewell for another year.

I am already counting down to next summer. It seems that when we are home, we are just biding our time until our next trip comes. Those ten months are very long.

nj2nh

10-02-2007, 06:00 PM	#2
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	Well, it's over until May... Well...for what it's worth.. My final few days of the year are this weekend. Always find it very depressing, closing for the season in early October. During the summer, I live for my 10 PM Thursday drive up to exit 23. Takes a shade over an hour, and what a way to unwind. Nice drive, and have the place to myself Thursday nights/ all day Friday. Anyway...for us...one last boat ride, one last breakfast at Goerge's, one last camp fire, one last dart game late night with my brother in law by the fire, one last trip to Moulten Farms (corn maze this year), one last early morning ride over to Newfound to Shacketts for doughnuts, and on the final night, our 1 and only meal from Hart's...we get it to go, and it always seems to be good/very good. Then the chores of bracing the screen house roof against the up coming snow, covering the A/C compressor, removing everything from the fridge, and all food from the camp, packing up all out door furniture, drain water heater, and all water lines and on and on it goes.....is it May yet???? I find this very depressing. Family all have camps in the area (sister, parents, etc.) and never seem to find the time to get togeher in the winter. Pull out on Monday, drop the snow blower off at Whine'ing Butcher, and drive home.

10-03-2007, 03:05 PM	#5
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 529 Thanks: 80 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	No Ritual here We don't have much to do when we leave as we are only visitors to my parents' house. We change the sheets, wash the towels, vacuum and clean up a bit. The last thing we do is take down the flag that flies in the back yard - the lake side. Our flag is puny compared to those of our neighbors, but having it up means, like the queen in England, that we are in residence for a while. Actually, the last thing I do is, well, cry as we head for the Alton Circle and pass the tip of Alton Bay, saying a quiet and sad farewell for another year. I am already counting down to next summer. It seems that when we are home, we are just biding our time until our next trip comes. Those ten months are very long. nj2nh __________________

09-18-2007, 04:56 PM	#1
mets3007 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 170 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	My summer ended August 26th, man it went toooo fast. I felt like the summer flew. I remember the hype for the summer and counting the days. Now its all over til 2008 , but, everything we do closed, Ames, Lili's, Sawyers, Jon's and the trains dont run. We went once in September but found out the 4 days were a waste with everything closed. We dont do anything special our last morning since we leave at 730am to go back to NYC. I do say bye to lake Winni and Lake Winnisquam as we leave.

10-03-2007, 12:41 PM	#4
idigtractors Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 248 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	My two new seasons (Fall/Winter) are just starting and I'm looking just as forward to them as I look forward to Spring and summer. We'll be waiting for ya all to come back next spring. Remember we can visit Waldo's all winter long so they say.